Joachim Böhmer

Joachim Böhmer

Böhmer (right) in 1962
Personal information
Born	1 October 1940 Berlin, Germany
Died	28 December 1999 (aged 59) Berlin, Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record Competitor for  East Germany Olympic Games Bronze 1972 Munich Double sculls World Rowing Championships Bronze 1966 Bled Eights Silver 1970 St. Catharines Double sculls European Rowing Championships Gold 1971 Copenhagen Double sculls

Hans-Joachim Böhmer (1 October 1940 – 28 December 1999) was an East German rower who won a bronze medal in the double sculls at the 1972 Summer Olympics, together with Hans-Ulrich Schmied.^[1][2] They also won a European title in 1971 and a silver medal at the 1970 World Rowing Championships. In other rowing events Böhmer won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.^[3]

On retiring from sport Böhmer studied political science, and became a criminologist for the police in the Köpenick district of former East Berlin. His wife Irmgard Brendenal-Böhmer was also European champion in rowing.^[1]

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